Soda-water fountain



UNITED srarilzsagnivr oFFIoE.

ALEX. FRANKENBERG, or o oLUMB'UsoHIo.

SODA-WATER FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent No.v 10,337, dated December 20, 1853.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER FRANK- ENBERG, of Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Combined vPortable Soda- Fountain and vWater-Cooler; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l, is an external elevation of the soda fountain and water cooler combined. Fig. 2, is a vertical central section of the same. Fig, represents a side elevation of the cooler and a vertical section of the vessel with two chambers for containing the acid and soda, and the cocks and double spigot for letting them off simultaneous with each other. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of the double chambered vessel for containing vthe acid, &c., and showing theV two cocks andv double spigot foi` letting ofl" the two fluids simultaneous with each other.

Similar letters of reference in each of the several figures refer to like parts.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in themanner of making soda water, whereby the necessity of employing a force pump is avoided andthe apparatus rendered very cheap and portable and susceptible of being combined with an ordinary water cooler and used with great convenience and despatch. This arrangement' being useful in `country drug stores, on steam boats and in such places where the sale of such an article does not pay suliicient profit to warrant the use of the ordinary fountain and force pump, .and it consist-s in combining with an ordinary water cooler a vessel constructed with two chambers, one for containing acid and the other soda, the acid chamber being lined with beeswax to prevent the acid having any effect upon the metal and all danger of the acid takingin poison; and each chamber being supplied with a stopcock, which cocks are united together by'a spigot which has a soda and acid passage in it corresponding to the passages in the faucets, the two passages in the one spigot serving when the spigot is turned properly to let out the acid and soda in equal quantities simultaneous with each other, thus one spigot is made to answer the purpose of two and the acid and soda can be let out into the tumbler at the same time and mixed equally, and as the vessel is combined with an ordinary vwater cooler .soda water can be produced' 1n theshortest space lof time and in a very perfect `manner with A, represents the water cooler, constructed 'after the ordinary plan, as shown in Fig. 2;

chambers a, being formed and filled with charcoal or some nonconductlng material.

B, is the water chamber andC, is a cen- Prtral opening or passage through which the water and ice are introduced, this passage is closed, after the water and ice are put in, by the nonconducting plug D, as seen in Figs. 2, and 3. V

E, is-the top of the cooler which serves as the top for lthe soda fountain when the two are combined as shown in the drawing.

F, is the water cock for letting off the water from the cooler, there Amay be two cocks F, if desired, one opposite the other; in this case the soda apparatus must have four faucets, so that soda water may be made on both sides of the cooler, by different persons at the same time.

F, Figs. 2, 3 and 4, is the soda apparatus placed on top the cooler and fitted to it as shown in Fig. 2.

Gr, H, are the two chambers for contain# ing the soda and acids,"that G, being shown lled with soda and that yIrl, with acid. The acid chamber is lined with beeswax I,^as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. The beeswax prevents the acid injuringA the metal and avoids all danger of the soda water 'becoming impregnated with poison; each of these chambers have vent holes J, throughwhich the Huids are introduced and eachvhave a stopcock K, L for letting olf the fluid, the cock K serving to let out the acid and that L, the soda.

M, is a spigot having two passages b, c, in it, the passage b, serving forvthe acid passage and that c, the soda. The arrange-y ment of these two cocks and the manner in which they` arev connected together and opened by one spigot will` be clearly seen in Fig. 4. By havingonly one spigot I am enabled at all times to let out equal quantities of the soda and acid, which is very important, for except they be properly proportioned the soda water will not be t for use.

of the two and thereby hasten the production of. effervescence, and as soon as the tumbler is filled its contents Will be fit for immediate use.

VhatI claim as my invention, and desire to secure .by Letters Patent,nis-

The arrangement and combination of the stopcoek apparatus, with reservoirs G, H,

Yas set forth, and for the purpose described.

ALEXANDER FRANKENBERG. lVitnesses A S. H. WALES, O. D. MUNN. 

